Lycaena

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lycaena \Lycaena\ n.
     The type genus of the {Lycaenidae}; small slender butterflies
     with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or
     copper.
  
     Syn: genus {Lycaena}.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Lycaena
       n : type genus of the Lycaenidae; small slender butterflies with
           upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or
           copper [syn: {genus Lycaena}]